1/6th Scale Sideshow Boba Fett Figure

[Kamikaze]

I took a small rubber band (like the ones used for hair) and wrapped it around the sleeve. Then the gauntlet slipped on just fine w/o bunching up the fabric.

I use those rubber bands a lot for boots and gloved figures. W/o them its pretty difficult to keep a realistic "tucked in" look.

I'll see if I can find some...the ones I use for my hair would be too big. Maybe tying it with thread would work too.

 

[Kamikaze]

Wrap some plumbers tape around the shaft of the wrist peg until it thickens the peg enough so that it grips the hole.

I'll try that...the other thought I had was to push a little something into the split to spread the peg out more, the two together ought to work well.

 

[Shanester]

Argh! I gotta send my Boba back. I'll never get this guy set up.

 

[galactiboy]

I'll see if I can find some...the ones I use for my hair would be too big. Maybe tying it with thread would work too.

If not, just go to the hair section of a store... you can buy a huge bag of them for like a $1. I bought some 4 or 5 years ago and still have a ____-ton of them

 

[kirklondon]

Sideshow's shipping me a replacement figure. Should be here next week. Love their customer service.

What's wrong with it? Do you have to send back or destroy the other one?

 

[barryo]

to pull my sleeves thru the gauntlet i used one of these dental hooks i have. skinny enough to go all the way thru the gauntlet & grab frabic. no problem

these really come in handy for futzing your figs.

 

[FLOSI]

Who's the more foolish....Flosi or Barryo...Hmmmmm.........

https://youtu.be/O9gOk51hoqI

I'd say we're pretty close to being tied.

After two hours of modding the vest/futzing this figure, all I have to say is...I ____ing love it! I'm so relieved that the Fett ended up being as awesome as I hoped he would be. The braids and vest are very minor annoyances in the context of this overall awesome figure.

Joe Johnston tribute! Man, the Medi Rocketeer is looking worse all the time...

There are a few more redundant photos in my collection thread

Nice, Dane!! Can't wait till I get home today! I reset all of my detolfs last night, dusted, windex, etc, and moved everything around to give Boba a spot on one of the top shelves. I'm ready.

dear Flosi,
i win..............you lose.............

sincerely,
Barryo

p.s. mornin Flosi............

You win... You win.

Morning Barry!!!

What the hell is that hanging from the saddle?

 

[karamazov80]

to pull my sleeves thru the gauntlet i used one of these dental hooks i have. skinny enough to go all the way thru the gauntlet & grab frabic. no problem

these really come in handy for futzing your figs.

They're also handy for other purposes. . .

 

[EVILFACE]

Mr. Hoffman should have taken better care of his teeth.

 

[eastern]

Got mine today! I futzed with the vest on mine. I took it off and cut all the excess plastic off the inside except around the places where the armor was attached. Haven't messed with the braids yet.

Not too keen on the fact that the color of the base on Boba and IG-88 don't match. Boba's is orange and IG-88's is red.

Thanks for sharing, may i know by removing / cutting the excessive plastic improve the contour of the vest?

Thanks.

 

[barryo]

You win... You win.

Morning Barry!!!

What the hell is that hanging from the saddle?

that's the exclusive desert survival gear............you didn't get the exclusive?........


nah it's just something i had thrown on my old hasbro dewback when i was building it up with a "real" saddle, bags & various bits.

 

[FLOSI]

that's the exclusive desert survival gear............you didn't get the exclusive?........


nah it's just something i had thrown on my old hasbro dewback when i was building it up with a "real" saddle, bags & various bits.

Yeah, I started cutting up my saddle bags and gear from the Hasbro Dewback for other projects.

Boba is out for delivery.

 

[VASith]

dear Flosi,
i win..............you lose.............

sincerely,
Barryo

p.s. mornin Flosi............

Is that Sideshow's excuse for the Sandtrooper? Wow...where to begin?

 

[MarfMaster]

Unfortunately, I think my dioder lights are more of a soft white than yours so I am kinda concerned about that

Really? That's weird...I still need to come over and check out the new setup!

Looks excellent Marf. Which mods did you make to the armor to get it to look that way?

Thanks, Kara! All I did was snip the excess plastic on the back of the vest so that the pieces anchoring the armor are "floating." Then I just pulled the vest closed as much as I could when putting it back on. The rest was just patient futzing.

pics look great marf.

Cheers.

While Medi Rocketeer isn't what it used to be, this picture is still "Standing Like a ____ing Badass 101".

Nice, Dane!! Can't wait till I get home today! I reset all of my detolfs last night, dusted, windex, etc, and moved everything around to give Boba a spot on one of the top shelves. I'm ready.

Thanks, Rich! I'm excited for you to get him.

 

[OutLander]

What the hell is that hanging from the saddle?

I think their cans of Dinki-Di...a staple of those roaming the wastelands.

 

[youbastards]

Argh! I gotta send my Boba back. I'll never get this guy set up.

That sucks, Shane. They aren't just going to send you the replacement part? Are you able to take a picture of the damage?

 

[FLOSI]

Thanks, Rich! I'm excited for you to get him.

Thanks!! I'm super jazzed. Nice work with yours, BTW. Did you crop off the backing plastic?

I think their cans of Dinki-Di...a staple of those roaming the wastelands.

Makes perfect sense now!

 

[MarfMaster]

Thanks!! I'm super jazzed. Nice work with yours, BTW. Did you crop off the backing plastic?

Thank you, sir! Yep, I snipped off as much of the superfluous plastic as I could, that wasn't attached to any of the armor "anchors."

 

[Billy Ray]

Boba is out for delivery.

Yay! Hope you like him...I'm sure you will.

 

[FLOSI]

Thank you, sir! Yep, I snipped off as much of the superfluous plastic as I could, that wasn't attached to any of the armor "anchors."

I got a vest from TA earlier in the week, so it's more or less modded and ready to go. I did the same, cut off the plastic and gave the lower armor a bit more of a bend.

Yay! Hope you like him...I'm sure you will.

I'm sure I will!